The Greater Oklahoma City Metro Area includes 10 counties and more than 1.4 million people. Its population has grown by more than 6% (double the national average) since the 2010 Census.In January 2017, the city’s unemployment rate was 4.1%, in the top ten lowest rates among large metro areas (over one million population.) The Oklahoma City MSA has been among the 25 lowest unemployment large metros for six years.